Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to unearth
Participle: unearthed
Gerund: unearthing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | unearth |
| you | unearth |
| he;she;it | unearths |
| we | unearth |
| you | unearth |
| they | unearth |
Perfect
| I | have unearthed |
| you | have unearthed |
| he;she;it | has unearthed |
| we | have unearthed |
| you | have unearthed |
| they | have unearthed |
Past
| I | unearthed |
| you | unearthed |
| he;she;it | unearthed |
| we | unearthed |
| you | unearthed |
| they | unearthed |
Pluperfect
| I | had unearthed |
| you | had unearthed |
| he;she;it | had unearthed |
| we | had unearthed |
| you | had unearthed |
| they | had unearthed |
Future
| I | will unearth |
| you | will unearth |
| he;she;it | will unearth |
| we | will unearth |
| you | will unearth |
| they | will unearth |
Future Perfect
| I | will have unearthed |
| you | will have unearthed |
| he;she;it | will have unearthed |
| we | will have unearthed |
| you | will have unearthed |
| they | will have unearthed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | unearth |
| you | unearth |
| he;she;it | unearth |
| we | unearth |
| you | unearth |
| they | unearth |
Perfect
| I | have unearthed |
| you | have unearthed |
| he;she;it | have unearthed |
| we | have unearthed |
| you | have unearthed |
| they | have unearthed |
Imperfect
| I | unearthed |
| you | unearthed |
| he;she;it | unearthed |
| we | unearthed |
| you | unearthed |
| they | unearthed |
Pluperfect
| I | had unearthed |
| you | had unearthed |
| he;she;it | had unearthed |
| we | had unearthed |
| you | had unearthed |
| they | had unearthed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would unearth |
| you | would unearth |
| he;she;it | would unearth |
| we | would unearth |
| you | would unearth |
| they | would unearth |
Perfect
| I | would have unearthed |
| you | would have unearthed |
| he;she;it | would have unearthed |
| we | would have unearthed |
| you | would have unearthed |
| they | would have unearthed |
Imperative
| you | unearth |
| we | Let's unearth |
| you | unearth |
Verbs conjugated like 'unearth'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'unearth'
inearth,
earth,
unberth,
uncart,
unheart,
anear,
beath,
berth,
enarch,
endart,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- find
- discover, mine, quarry, disentomb, reveal, dig, excavate, unbury
Antonyms
- find
- lose, misplace, mislay, miss
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "to dig up," c.1450, from un- (2) + earth (v.) "to bury in the ground" (see earth).
2. From un- + earth.
Sample Sentences
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to unearth a fox or a badger
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Modern archaeological excavations have unearthed the remains of a large number of ancient cities that lay buried deep under the sands for more than a thousand years, along the trade route from Bactria to China passing between the Tien Shan mountains in the north and the desert of Taklamakan in the south. [1971, R. C. Majumdar, “Medicine”, in A Concise History of Science in India, New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy, published 1989, →OCLC, page 261:]
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Despite all the evidence confirming the existence of the Protheans, little is known about their culture and society. From time to time, dig sites will yield new clues, but after 50,000 years of decay, little of value is unearthed. [2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Protheans: Data Discs Codex entry:]
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Near-synonym: discover
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to unearth a secret
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He very soon discovered a Wynn Carrados living at Richmond, and, better still, further search failed to unearth another. There was, apparently, only one householder at all events of that name in the neighbourhood of London. [1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:]